2015-2016 Bill 3004: Untitled Utility Trailers - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

121st Session, 2015-2016

H. 3004

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Hardwick, R.L.Brown and Felder

Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5197cm15.docx

Companion/Similar bill(s): 3065

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015

Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Untitled utility trailers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

12/11/2014HousePrefiled

12/11/2014HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works

1/13/2015HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage60)

1/13/2015HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journalpage60)

1/15/2015HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014

ABILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 563705 AND 563715 SO AS TO ALLOW THE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF AN UNTITLED UTILITY TRAILER UPON SUBMISSION OF PROOF OF OWNERSHIP SATISFACTORY TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PROVIDE THAT LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF AN UNTITLED UTILITY TRAILER IS NOT EVIDENCE OF OWNERSHIP FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN LICENSING AND REGISTRATION AND TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR A UTILITY TRAILER TO BE CREDITED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND AND USED ONLY FOR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 563130, RELATING TO TRAILERS EXEMPT FROM LICENSING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE EXEMPTION FOR NONFARM UTILITY TRAILERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION1.Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 563705.A utility trailer may be licensed and registered without a title upon presentation with the registration application to the department of evidence of ownership satisfactory to the department. Licensing and registration of an untitled utility trailer is not evidence of ownership of the trailer for any other purpose except for licensing and registration.”

SECTION2.Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 563715.Notwithstanding any other provision of law providing for the use of the registration fees imposed pursuant to this article, all revenue of the fee imposed pursuant to Section 563700 for the registration of nonfarm utility trailers must be credited to the state highway fund and used only for highway maintenance.”

SECTION3.Section 563130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 563130.Boat trailers under twentyfive hundred pounds,and farm trailers and other utility trailers which are privately owned and not for hire need not be licensed or registered.”

SECTION4.This act takes effect January 1, 2016. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may be charged with the violation of having an unregistered utility trailer before April 1, 2016.

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